The Federal Trade Commission has settled price-fixing allegations with two independent physician practice associations (IPAs) in California and Colorado, according to a press release from the FTC.
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A coalition of three dozen social service, healthcare, labor and legal groups are asking Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to use part of the federal stimulus package the state will receive late January to support healthcare programs, according to The Boston…
If you don’t know what it means for a carrier to “claims match,” then your facility is probably losing revenue. Did you know that most large carriers match (prospectively or retrospectively) your ASC CPT codes to the professional CPT codes…
In a new report on the healthcare economy released by the McKinsey & Company’s McKinsey Global Institute, the international consulting firm found that outpatient care was the fastest growing segment of healthcare spending, rising to $850 billion in 2006, about…
A strategic healthcare venture fund is seeking a healthcare technology expert to join their venture fund team as an Investment Manager.
When you consider that, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, just 1 percent of the nation's 15 million morbidly obese, who make up about one-third of the total population, have undergone weight-loss surgery, it's clear the…
Stryker Endoscopy, a division of Stryker Corp., has launched a new video display for operating room use which uses wireless high-definition (HD) technology, according to a press release by Amimon.
Specialty Surgicare of Las Vegas has reported to authorities that it failed to properly disinfect scopes, according to the Las Vegas Sun.
Cambridge Health Alliance plans to close facilities and layoff employees, according to the Boston Business Journal.
Healthcare observers were split between the November elections and the economic downturn as their choices for the top hospital stories of the years. Both impacted hospitals in multiple ways and will continue to exert influence on hospital finances and operations…